Travel Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Transitional Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Artificial nails are not allowed for any travelers. Failure to adhere could result in being sent home and/or terminated if policy is not followed.

If candidate worked a perm facility in the last 12 months, 1 reference must be from perm facility.

Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: cumulative experience applies for previous travelers.

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Cardiac experience preferred.

Special Requests:

• Generally flexible and allow block scheduling.

Unit Details:

• Stepdown patient ratio 1:3; floor ratio 1:5 or 1:6.
• Patient population includes cardiology, heart failure, cardiac surgery, medicine, and hospitalist/med-surg patients.
• RNs are required to titrate drips including heparin, insulin, nitro, Cardizem, nicardipine, Lasix, amio, and dobutamine.
• Uses NC, CPAP, BiPAP, HFNC, and trach to vent; dedicated RT for the 9th floor.
• Tele techs monitor and record telemetry strips; Philips monitoring.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Night shift weekend requirements: 3-4 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday), 2 Fridays, and 2 Mondays in a 4-week schedule period. For the weekend night shift, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Holiday requirement: an eve and a day (Black Friday or Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day).
• No call.

Floating Requirements:

• Traveler will be the first pulled off the unit if needed. Rotational pull to floor assignments; pull log dates are kept by charge nurses. Pull to floor assignments are typically 1 out of 3 shifts.